Sarah (Higdon) Briley's husband, Iverson L. Briley, passed away sometime before April 1870 leaving her with 3 young daughters ranging in age from 10 to fourteen. She then married George Washington Tier on 6 April 1870. Prior to that marriage, she accepted in April 1867, 2 young minor orphans as indentured servants. This action took place through the Louisiana Freedmen's Bureau and was most likely done to bring in additional income for the family.
Four years into this indentured servants venture, Sarah (Higdon) (Briley) Tier passed away on 21 August 1871 leaving her 3 daughters and two servants as orphans. Thus began a new saga between the grandmother and the step-dad over the biological children. A saga, we will visit another day.
Transcription:
State of Louisiana}
Parish of Caldwell} Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of April 1867 before me Charles A. ??? Parish Recorder in & for the Parish & State aforesaid duly commissioned & sworn personally came& appeared Sarah L. Briley a resident of said parish & State having in her charge Lewis Brown Colored boy & minor of the age of Six years & also Martha Brown a colored girl & minor of the age of Seven years & the said Sarah L. Briley Signifies her willingnefs & desire to take charge of the aforesaid minors as her undivided servants an apprentices & due form of having been address before me said Recorder that the Said minors are without proper care & attention; Now therefore I have my approbation to the following Indenture to Wit: - the aforesaid minors Lewis Brown is hereby bound as Indentured Servant unto the said Sarah L. Briley until he is eighteen years old – and the said minor Martha Brown is hereby bound as Indentured Servant unto the said Sarah L. Briley until she is fifteen years old. And the said Sarah L. Briley binds herself to feed & provide for the minors herein named, sufficient good & wholesome food & suitable clothing’s & medical attention during their Sickness & to give them such instruction in any art or trade as she may deem proper & advisable; also binds herself to give them a reasonable amount of schooling, also to permit them to attend church on Sundays & to retain all articles of wearing apparel, when discharged from their apprenticeship.
This ??? & signed pafses at Columbia Louisiana on the day & date above written in presence of J. J. Stringer & J. S. Ellis Competent witnesses who have hereto signed this Indenture with the said Sarah L. Briley and me said Recorder.
Attest: S. J. Briley
J. T. Ellis Louis + his mark Brown
J. J. Sringer Martha + her mark Brown
Charles A. Breand?
Parish Recorder
Iverson L. Briley, deceased husband of Sarah Higdon, is my 1st Cousin 4X Removed. He is also the grandson of Hardy Sellers, Sr.
His and Sarah's, 3 daughters are my 2nd Cousin 4X Removed.
_________________________________________
1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9G2-F31N?i=43&cc=2333781
2. ??? _word illegible
No comments:
Post a Comment